LASTMA Averts Explosions At Surulere As Loaded Tanker Topples On VW Golf, Driver Arrested

LASTMA averts explosions at Surulere as loaded tanker topples on VW Golf, spills its contents on the road.

First responders, LASTMA officials, alerted LASEMA Response Unit (LRU) and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services.

LASTMA said that the driver of the Conoil tanker was apprehended and handed over to the Police for further investigation.

Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and other emergency responders today prevented a fire explosion after a loaded tanker overturned on top of Stadium Bridge inward Barracks/Ojuelegba on Funsho Williams Avenue, Surulere, Lagos.

A release by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Mr Adebayo Taofiq, said a Conoil Tanker (T–22032EA) loaded with Petroleum product (PMS) toppled onto a Volkswagen Golf (KRD 810 EA), spilling its content across the opposite side of the expressway.

To prevent another imminent fire explosion, Mr. Adebayo confirmed that LASTMA Officials acted as first responders and alerted other emergency response units, including the LASEMA Response Unit (LRU) and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services.

In his words :

“After they arrived at the scene, our personnel immediately secured the environment against area boys, including other members of the public who had already gathered with buckets/jerry cans to scoop fuel on the road”.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the fallen Conoil tanker loaded fuel at Apapa and was headed to Ikeja before the truck had a failed brake on Stadium Bridge”, he added.

Traffic Officer Olukoga Olajide who led the LASTMA rescue operation to the scene affirmed that the driver of the Conoil tanker, Sefiyu Adamu was apprehended and handed over to the Police for further investigation.

Recall that the Lagos State Government recently restricted trucks including petroleum tankers from plying Ojuelegba, Stadium and Dorman-Long Bridges to avert such accidents.

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